Forest fire around Chernobyl plant put out, Ukraine says
A huge fire that tore through forests around the defunct Chernobyl nuclear plant has been put out, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday, after hundreds of emergency workers used planes and helicopters to douse the flames.
Austria reopens thousands of shops in first loosening of coronavirus lockdown
Austria allowed thousands of shops to reopen on Tuesday, becoming one of the first countries in Europe to loosen a lockdown imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Bahrain sets up coronavirus ICU in military hospital car park
Bahrain has converted the multi-storey car park of a military hospital into a 130-bed intensive care unit for patients with COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus, and plans to set up four more field ICUs.
Spain split between concern and relief as coronavirus lockdown eased
The construction sector across Spain and other industries in Catalonia and the Basque Country went back to work on Tuesday, after the government eased one of the world’s toughest coronavirus lockdowns as the pace of new infections slowed.
Yearning for a pint? Brussels brewers deliver to homes during coronavirus lockdown
With beer sales hit by the coronavirus lockdown, small Brussels breweries are offering a delivery service to the homes of thirsty customers and for some business is booming.
Mexican president offers to bring forward recall referendum
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday he was offering adversaries the chance to bring forward a recall referendum on his presidency to June 2021 from its proposed date in the spring of 2022.
Gulf’s migrant workers left stranded and struggling by coronavirus outbreak
Charity workers are scouring the United Arab Emirates for empty buildings and Bahrain is repurposing closed schools to rehouse low income labourers from overcrowded accommodation, a hotspot for the coronavirus outbreak in the Gulf.
Russia says it’s ready for hypersonic missile talks with U.S.
Russia is ready to discuss hypersonic missiles and other arms control issues with the United States as part of wider discussions about strategic stability, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.
Spain, Austria ease curbs but WHO warns coronavirus ‘certainly’ has not peaked
Spain and Austria allowed partial returns to work on Tuesday but Britain, France and India extended lockdowns to try to rein in a coronavirus pandemic that the World Health Organization warned had not yet peaked.
South Africa Coronavirus cases rise by 143 to 2,415
South Africa’s health minister on Tuesday reported a rise in coronavirus cases of 143 rise in over the past day, taking the total to 2,415.
